How to Use a Climbing Deer Stand

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5 жыл бұрын

Deer season is just around the corner! Here's everything you need to know to properly use your climbing deer stand this season.

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@clubpenguin6952 10 ай бұрын

New to the climber world and put it to use this hunting season. kzfaq.infoUgkxlQ7TDIrnnSXXbRgFFaxqwullRJJIuYAs I felt safe while climbing up and down a tree. It did take some time getting used to climbing and descending the tree. Once I figured it out I was comfortable going in climbing a tree knowing I was going to be up a tree quickly and most importantly quite not scaring every deer out of my area. I am 6’2” and 240 lbs, fit and comfort were great. I bow hunt and found no issues hunting from it. It is a little bulky to carry in and out of the woods vs some of the smaller open front climbers but I thought it was worth the bulk/weight due to ease of climbing (using the rail to sit on) and comfort for long sits.

@bigrexj4078 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a big guy buying my very first climber stand soon, and this video has helped me so much. It has given me the confidence I need to go out, get up a tree, and get my first deer into my freezer. Thank you for the instructional and informative video.

@weschaffin 2 жыл бұрын

I struggle too because being big also comes with being afraid of heights. I’ve deer hunted since 1975 and i was terrified of climbing into the stands made of wood that my dad built. Climbing in the dark isn’t bad especially with a harness I’m more confident.

@jediknightmark3599 24 күн бұрын

I've purchased all the equipment but haven't attempted to use it yet. Thank you so much for this video and all your little tips. I'm sure I'll watch this video a couple more times before deer season. Appreciate the effort and information.

@robertsavant7862 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that video, very informative. I just recently got big into deer hunting and my dad isn’t in good enough shape to teach me a lot of the stuff I’ve taught myself. That being said, the climber stands seem a lot easier then what I was told, safer too.

@benniejackson3864 2 ай бұрын

This is a very knowledgeable and well put together presentation….Thanks 5 ⭐️’s

@ChickensAndGardening 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a good tutorial. I've avoided tree stands because I'm a klutz. It's good to see these common sense tips and gain more confidence about hunting from a tree!

@rodgerbodnar8923 2 жыл бұрын

Sir thank you for your time in making this vid. Got my first climber in you helped allot.

@bubbyfuzz454 2 жыл бұрын

It is very obvious when somebody knows what they are doing. This is a great video 👍

@jordanservoss2722 5 жыл бұрын

i have watched a few vids on this....... I am new to the whole climbing stand thing... I have always hunted in family land where they are always just there for me... i want to get a climber so i can hunt other places. This is the best vid I have found yet.

@heavensent7387 3 жыл бұрын

I always bring a small ratchet strap to tighten the top piece of the climber where i sit to the tree for extra security and also I have two pull tight straps that I hook to the front part of the cableS to secure them to the tree extra tight so that it’s pretty much locked to the tree all the way around.

@malisengjabum5959 3 жыл бұрын

You are right. One time when I tried to sit, due to my wet boots I slipped and top piece moved to the left and I fell. Fortunately, I have the the safety string attached. The top part should be secured before we sit so that it won't move easily. I always carry a knife on my waist in case I fall and the safety string strangles me, I will cut it loose to let me free as soon as possible. Anything could happen when we are up on a tree.

@ChickensAndGardening 3 жыл бұрын

Summit Viper comes with a strap that they say you should use exactly for that purpose. I think KYAfield forgot to demonstrate this step.

@FishNassau 10 ай бұрын

Very helpful, thank you

@marypoppins9596 5 жыл бұрын

You made a very good point of making sure the two pieces are tethered together I know from experience lol

@wilsoncalhoun 5 жыл бұрын

You also need to practice this before hand. Don't show up at three am day of and try to figure it all out for the first time in the cold and dark; get comfortable with it first. Practice packing it in with your weapon with your full kit on. Make sure you have a plan for humping your stand and gear plus your kill out afterwards. And carry a phone or radio (turned off, obviously) in your first aid kit, just in case. All deer stands fail from time to time. There's no reason not to be prepared for the worst.

@Takheewins 5 жыл бұрын

Good advice!

@brandonlawhon2097 4 жыл бұрын

Good advice. When I got my first climber I was confused on how to get back down haha.

@jimmyinglish2669 4 жыл бұрын

Great advice!!!! Get out in the yard or woods close to home and practice! God bless you sir

@dethtour Жыл бұрын

@@brandonlawhon2097 first hunt I got up successfully. Shot a good size buck and it dropped instantly. I was so excited until reality hit. I never figured out how to get down. The excitement and panicking made me freak out, plus no signal for a youtube video. I ended up just lowering myself down with a rope i brought to pull up my gear and all my stuff off the stand. I drug the deer a whole 2 miles till I got to where we were supposed to meet. We stayed at a hotel near by and three days later after packing up. Some guys pull up to the hotel excited because they found a free tree stand. I was like well, at least someone got it down and pretty much got made fun of the whole 4hr drive to the house. I knew it was mine because it still had the rope tied. They were like "I guess some dumbass never learned how to get down.

@ColeSlayz Жыл бұрын

@@dethtour ….bro its kinda common sense how to get down 👀 u just do the opposite of how u climbed up lmao… live and learn ig

@pomanguideservice2279 5 жыл бұрын

This is a great,very informative video. Thanks a bunch. Getting ready to purchase a climb tree stand & this helped me out a lot.

@TheJoshuawulf 2 жыл бұрын

Can someone bring me food and water or a ladder? I followed this video’s instructions and now I don’t know how to get down…

@Mrkleeen 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@rwmack3523 Жыл бұрын

I prefer my OSHA-approved pelican clips. That's just me. They saved my ass at work from higher than these stands are meant for, so I use them with confidence.

@MrBenchwarmer44 9 ай бұрын

Thank for this video a lot of information was able to climb my first tree 20 feet up, but how do I get down? Please help I’ve been up here for 8 hours

@longlivechina7538 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thx dude

@jashimuddin7716 7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@greybeard355 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I would never feel safe with a climbing stand like the one in the video. I have an old school Tree Lounge that I bought in 1980, it's all aluminum construction, there are no cables or straps to worry about rusting or rotting away over time.

@alstonasby5883 3 жыл бұрын

So I have the same stand but a cheaper I’m a newish deer hunter and the only problem I have is where I hunt at is all pine trees and every time I get we’re I wanna hunt I sit in the seat and it slides down and is terrifying eny tips?

@joshmaddox5682 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@stevew7112 5 жыл бұрын

Great job!

@jenniferaboufadle9527 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial

@MF-rw3rb Жыл бұрын

I hear a lot of people mention bark. I am soon trying out my first one, so I'm not an expert. Just wanted to say, to my eye, the leverage is what is keeping each seat in place.

@brandonknuckles48 5 жыл бұрын

Loving that halon

@hoofglormuss657 3 жыл бұрын

Did they add a short reverb to the voice at 6:30?

@temples0228 2 жыл бұрын

Im having trouble finding a tether. Where can I find one?

@BigKeithDog 4 жыл бұрын

Carabiner should face up. If you fall, the lock gate will be against the trees, a little rocking back and forth can unscrew the lock gate.

@waylonlegend4603 Жыл бұрын

The bottom wasn’t connected and mine fell 14’ down. Had to shimmy my way down.

@byronfujihira1995 2 жыл бұрын

Aight brother, now I wanna get down… I know we sit on it to get up but yeah 😂

@pensnut08 4 жыл бұрын

Haul rope: I suggest two. One for thee bow and one for you pack. And the clips.. Use a dog lead snap. Walmart $2,50 & they have green ones. Also stabilizer straps are a great way make fhe stand rock solid. You can buy them or make your own. All my climbers have them.

@ButthurtImmigrant 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the clear explanations. I like the video as I find it extremely informative. But one questions hasn’t been answered in the video. What do we do when we need to pee?

@mikelee654 3 жыл бұрын

I always keep an empty gatorade bottle in my pack just in case

@theme34xcp 3 жыл бұрын

I had same question. People said just pee outta the stand, but I assume that would be noisy. I'd bring an empty bottle tbh

@hec12005 3 жыл бұрын

Bottle. You’re going to be making noise either way, but there’s a whole lot of scent being sprayed out when you piss from the trees to the ground

@mattheww4538 3 жыл бұрын

@@hec12005 deers and hogs don’t care about human piss I’ve pissed off my stand multiple times and have had them come out right under me unbothered

@chucksmith5002 4 жыл бұрын

If I remember right a Summit comes with a strap that you put around the tree on the top section to secure it to the tree . I could be wrong but I don`t think so . Nice video

@heavyd2249 4 жыл бұрын

very important

@RDO156 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, a gator strap comes with Summit stands which is used to secure the top piece. Kinda sad that was forgotten in this video.

@ChickensAndGardening 3 жыл бұрын

Chuck - My Summit came with one, and they specifically said in the instructions to use it to secure the top section to the tree, just as you have stated. I even ordered a couple of extra lock-down straps off Ebay in case I lose this one (or use it for my trail cam -- it's great for that purpose :) )

@DjSharperimage 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, looks a lot easier than using climbing sticks.

@Skydog3 3 жыл бұрын

How do you get down?

@guitarwilly81 2 жыл бұрын

Is that a Viper SD stand?

@g.r.4853 5 жыл бұрын

that is exactly like my stand and harness BUT I use a bungee cord to secure the seat to the tree. If I bump the seat, it cannot shift until I am ready for it to shift.

@tylerertley5169 3 жыл бұрын

Okay we got up! Now how do we get back down?!! 😂😂

@titomish5914 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jeff-ch8gvfastest way to come down the tree

@dhgreene1 5 жыл бұрын

After watching this I see now that I very much live life dangerously lol

@nathanpiggot173 4 жыл бұрын

I hear ya lol

@nickthornton3640 3 жыл бұрын

Fell out of my climber today and it was a bitch pulling myself back in because my rope was too low

@doubled1641 4 жыл бұрын

Also a good idea to attach a rope to the top portion of the climber and the safety harness buckle that's around the tree. That way if you do fall and happen to knock the climber loose it doesnt fall out of your reach so you can get seated again.

@erichagerty3089 3 жыл бұрын

How do you lower your bow after the hunt?

@hec12005 3 жыл бұрын

You attach it to the same rope you hauled it up with, and slowly lower it before climbing down

@titomish5914 2 жыл бұрын

@@hec12005 slowly?? Nah just drop it down

@Takheewins 5 жыл бұрын

Where can I get this climbing?

@g.r.4853 5 жыл бұрын

Walmart, Bass Pro, Dick's, Gander mountain, nearly anyplace that sell hunting fishing supplies.

@OminousCamaro 4 жыл бұрын

How do you get back down?

@coreycouch4942 4 жыл бұрын

Opposite way you went up

@dreadheadgarage 4 жыл бұрын

Opposite of the way u get up, move the bottom one down first then the top

@brandonlawhon2097 4 жыл бұрын

You don't...

@brandonlawhon2097 4 жыл бұрын

jk, Have the top part about waist high and put all of your weight on it. Pull up the bottom section just enough that it comes free, and point your toes downward, and lower it as far as feels comortable. Test it to make sure it's hooked in the bark good. Then lower the top of the stand back down to your waist again.

@zachariahheiss2294 4 жыл бұрын

Watch the video in reverse

@nyarlathotep1743 2 жыл бұрын

Look at that big jacked-up looking spider at 1:26 right in the middle of the tree. its probably a mutant. This is why I dont go outside.

@titomish5914 2 жыл бұрын

Yea that’s the most important part of the video

@BStant23 2 жыл бұрын

These just seem like theyre too noisy if youre wanting to have a really good hunt..

@brianpercuoco6783 2 жыл бұрын

too bad you scared every deer away with all the noise you made setting that modified stand up. This is the reason why these stands are miss miss before a hit.